Timeline of ICEJ Aliyah Ministry

From 1980 until today

Highlights

1980

1980

Steve Lightle gives a prophetic word that Russian Jews from the Northwest region would come through Finland.

1981

Mordechai Outcry

1980s

ICEJ is deeply involved in the Soviet Jewry movement

1984

ICEJ Finland founded and supports in the work in Vienna. Eva’s center has helped approximately 60000 Russian Jewish emigrants.

1986

ICEJ Jerusalem joins officially in the Aliyah work with Soviet Jews in Vienna along with other branches already involved in the work.

1989

Soviet Jews begin making Aliyah through Finland. As the Soviet Union did not have diplomatic relations with Israel and consequently no direct flights, Jews from the Northwest areas of Russia went through East European countries on their way to Israel (as prophesied by Stephen Lytle). The ICEJ’s Finnish Branch became one of the main points of contact for Jewish Aliyah from the Former Soviet Union.

1990

ICEJ sponsor’s the first of 53 full airplane charter flights

1990

ICEJ Finland organizes the Finnish Exodus Committee which would bring more than 20,000 Russian Jews to Israel